Technical Recruiter – Emerging Technology

LMI•Tysons, VA

23h•$80,375 - $110,604•Hybrid

About The Position

LMI is seeking a Technical Recruiter to support hiring across its growing technology organization. The role recruits across cloud engineering, software development, DevSecOps, data engineering, data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, cybersecurity, and other emerging technology domains that support federal customers. The recruiter partners with technical leaders, hiring managers, and business stakeholders to create recruiting strategies, map talent markets, build pipelines, and attract hard-to-find technical talent. The position serves as a consultative talent partner, applying market intelligence and sourcing expertise to help LMI scale critical capabilities. Experience supporting product, platform, or AI-focused organizations is valuable, while broad technical recruiting expertise is the primary focus. This is a hybrid role requiring onsite work at LMI’s Tysons, Virginia headquarters 2–3 days per week. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and meet eligibility requirements for a U.S. Government security clearance; LMI will consider applicants who already hold a clearance or are eligible to obtain one. The target salary range is $80,375–$110,604, with final compensation determined by factors including skills, experience, education, and certifications.

Requirements

At least 3 years of technical recruiting experience, preferably supporting complex engineering, technology, or digital organizations.
Demonstrated success recruiting technical professionals in areas such as cloud, software engineering, DevSecOps, data engineering, data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cybersecurity.
Strong understanding of modern technical skill sets, technology stacks, engineering terminology, and technical talent markets.
Ability to create sourcing strategies and engage passive, high-demand technical talent.
Experience with advanced sourcing techniques, including Boolean search, Google X-Ray, LinkedIn Recruiter, talent mapping, competitive intelligence, and targeted outreach campaigns.
Ability to understand complex technical requirements and translate them into effective recruiting and sourcing strategies.
Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to serve as a trusted recruiting partner to technical leaders and hiring managers.
Ability to manage multiple technical requisitions and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining pipeline quality and candidate engagement.
Experience using recruiting metrics and market intelligence to influence hiring strategies and stakeholder decisions.
Strong communication, organization, negotiation, candidate engagement, and relationship management skills.
U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a U.S. Government security clearance; applicants must hold or be eligible to obtain a clearance.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Marketing, Technology, or a related field preferred.
Experience recruiting within government contracting, federal consulting, defense technology, or other highly regulated technical environments.
Experience recruiting candidates with federal security clearances or supporting cleared programs.
Experience recruiting for product engineering, platform engineering, digital product, or AI-focused teams.
Familiarity with applicant tracking systems and recruiting technology; iCIMS experience preferred.
Knowledge of OFCCP compliance and federal contractor recruiting requirements preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead recruiting efforts across technical, engineering, data, and digital organizations.
Partner with hiring managers, technical leaders, and business stakeholders to develop and execute recruiting strategies for technical and hard-to-fill positions.
Manage the full recruiting lifecycle, including talent identification, sourcing, screening, candidate engagement, interview management, offer development, negotiation, and closing.
Recruit across cloud engineering and architecture, software engineering, DevSecOps, infrastructure automation, data engineering, data science, AI/ML, cybersecurity, systems engineering, and related emerging technologies.
Develop an understanding of technical architectures, engineering environments, and required skill sets to assess and engage technical candidates effectively.
Build sourcing strategies using talent mapping, market research, Boolean and X-Ray search, professional communities, referrals, and targeted passive-candidate outreach.
Identify and engage passive technical talent in competitive and specialized labor markets.
Build sustainable talent communities and evergreen pipelines for recurring and mission-critical technology skills.
Screen technical candidates for experience, technical depth, career motivations, location considerations, compensation expectations, and alignment with LMI opportunities.
Advise hiring managers on labor market intelligence, candidate availability, competitive insights, compensation considerations, and sourcing recommendations.
Lead intake and calibration conversations to establish candidate profiles, hiring priorities, and recruiting strategies.
Partner with stakeholders to improve time to fill, pipeline quality, conversion rates, candidate experience, and recruiting effectiveness.
Maintain accurate recruiting activity, candidate dispositioning, pipeline data, and hiring metrics in the applicant tracking system.
Use recruiting analytics and funnel metrics to identify pipeline gaps, sourcing challenges, and opportunities to improve hiring outcomes.
Maintain compliance with OFCCP requirements, federal contractor recruiting practices, and LMI hiring policies.
Support workforce planning, employer branding, sourcing campaigns, talent intelligence, and strategic pipeline development.